Health Care

President Barack Obama (Photo credit: YURI CORTEZ/AFP/GettyImages)

Opinion: Obama’s Approval Rating Drops To 43% For Good Reason

Five months before the presidential election, this rating is disastrous for Obama – almost as disastrous as the lack of any results for America these past four years.

2012/06/22

A protester stands outside the Supreme Court (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Opinion: This Father’s Day I Am Truly Blessed

For all the complaints we have about government it is important to keep in mind that sometimes it can make our lives better, too.

2012/06/18

Supreme Court Begins Hearing Arguments On Constitutionality Of Obamacare

Protesters on both sides of the health care debate voiced their feelings as the nine justices of the nation’s highest court began hearing arguments about the constitutionality of President Barack Obama’s health care law.

2012/03/26

A Wallet - File / Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

New Health Care Law May Soon Be Putting Money In Your Pocket

It’s a little known provision of the new national health care law: insurance companies that don’t spend patients’ money wisely have to pay a penalty. They’ll have to refund $1.4 billion to nine million consumers this summer, including many in the Tri-State Area.

2012/03/15

President Obama announced a reversal of his administration's health care rule requiring religious employers to provide women free access to contraception on February 10, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Nation’s Bishops, Others Voice Objections To Birth Control Rule

President Obama’s revamped health care rule would not require religious institutions to provide free contraception for their employees.

2012/02/11

A woman smokes in a Times Square pedestrian island on September 16, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

NY Gov. Cuomo’s Budget Cuts Anti-Smoking Effort, Says Advocates

Anti-smoking advocates said Tuesday that Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposed budget would continue to cut help for smokers to quit, even as it takes advantage of their habit by raising the tax on cigars and loose tobacco used in rolled cigarettes.

2012/01/25

A sign directing drivers to the New Jersey Turnpike - Ridgefield Park, NJ - May 5, 2008 - Photo: Paul Murnane / WCBS 880

With New Budget, NJ Turnpike To Lose Over 100 Jobs

The budget also reflects the first of the two toll increases that took effect three years ago. Motorists will see the second increase on Jan. 1, when tolls go up 53 percent on the turnpike and 50 percent on the Garden State Parkway.

2011/12/15

NJ State Senate President Stephen Sweeney (file / credit: New Jersey Senate Democrats)

WCBS 880 Interview: NJ St. Sen. Pres. Stephen Sweeney Talks Politics, Credit, And More

Gov. Chris Christie has been getting all the attention for signing that pension reform law in New Jersey that forces state workers to contribute a lot more for their health coverage and retirement.

2011/06/29

NJ Gov. Chris Christie (credit: Jessica Kourkounis/Getty Images)

Gov. Chris Christie Signs NJ Public Employees Benefits Bill

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has signed landmark employee benefits legislation requiring a half-million public workers to pay more for pension and health benefits.

2011/06/28

Gov. Chris Christie (credit: Jessica Kourkounis/Getty Images)

NJ Public Workers Pension Contributions Bill Heads To Senate Monday

Since the New Jersey Assembly approved the employee benefits bill and the supplemental measure Thursday, it’s now up to the Democrat-controlled Senate to cross the last “T” before sending the legislation to Governor Chris Christie.

2011/06/26

New Jersey Statehouse - Trenton, NJ - File Photo

Thousands Protest As Vote On NJ Public Worker Benefits Nears

Thousands of unionized public workers protested outside the Statehouse against legislation that would require a half-million government employees to make sharply higher health care and pension contributions.

2011/06/23

Governor Chris Christie (Governor's Office/Tim Larsen)

Gov. Christie Holds Town Hall As Legislators Grapple With Budget, Public Worker Pensions

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie heads to North Jersey to hold his 20th town hall of the year as big issues loom at the Statehouse. Wednesday’s town hall event is being held at the Fair Lawn Community Center.

2011/06/22

Ginger Adamson, of Orange, N.J., is seen supporting the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 2211 as public employee unions protest near the New Jersey Statehouse in a rally against pension and health care legislation that went before the Assembly Budget Committee, Monday, June 20, 2011 in Trenton, N.J. (credit: Julio Cortez/AP)

New Jersey Senate Passes Benefits Bill In 24-15 Vote

The New Jersey Senate has passed a bill requiring sharply higher contributions for pensions and health benefits from public workers while suspending unions’ ability to bargain over health care.

2011/06/20

NJ Senate Committee Passes Bill To Increase Public Workers’ Contribution To Pensions

A bill requiring 500,000 public workers in New Jersey to shoulder a significantly larger share of the costs for their health care and pension benefits and take the issue off the bargaining table has advanced over staunch objections from organized labor.

2011/06/17

Macy's Herald Square (credit: Kristin&Joe via Flickr.com)

Macy’s Workers, Union Reach Tentative Agreement

Macy’s and the union representing workers at its flagship Manhattan store and three other New York locations have reached a tentative contract agreement following all-night negotiations.

2011/06/16

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